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Definition of: constable
(kon′stə·bəl, kun′-) noun
1. An officer of the peace; a policeman.
2. A high military officer in medieval monarchies.
3. The keeper or governor of a castle.
—Lord High Constable of England A former military and judicial officer of high rank. [<OF conestable <LL comes stabuli count of the stable, chief groom]
—con′sta·ble·ship′ noun
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